ngọt lịm

Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “so sweet you faint?”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɔt̚˧˨ʔ lim˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɔk̚˨˩ʔ lim˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɔk̚˨˩˨ lim˨˩˨]

Adjective

ngọt lịm

  1. (colloquial) very sweet